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Sarah McBride won’t officially be sworn in as senator of Delaware’s 1st district until January 2021, but she hit the ground full sprint right after her win in November.
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“Senators assume the office here in Delaware at midnight on election night, so you get dropped into the deep end pretty quickly and have very little time to catch your breath,” McBride says. “In some ways, you don’t have the time and space to reflect and fully process.”
There’s a lot to reflect on and process: After winning her seat, McBride became both the first openly transgender state senator and the highest-ranking openly transgender official in U.S. history.